prismo

Cebuano

Etymology

From prism +‎ -o; from English prismo, Late Latin prisma, from Ancient Greek πρίσμα (prísma, “something sawed”), from πρίω (príō, “to saw”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pris‧mo

Noun

prismo

1. (geometry) a prism; a polyhedron with parallel ends of the same size and shape, the other faces being parallelogram-shaped sides
2. a transparent block in the shape of a prism (typically with triangular ends), used to split or reflect light
3. (physics, optics) prismatic colors

Quotations

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Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprismo/

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• Rhymes: -ismo
• Syllabification: pris‧mo

Noun

prismo (accusative singular prismon, plural prismoj, accusative plural prismojn)

1. (geometry) prism
2. prism (block that splits and reflects light)

Related terms

• triangula prismo
• seslatera prismo

See also

• pluredro